The strange history of tampons — as sex aid, as metaphor, as the source of "tampon tea" — in the popular culture is a story of women's bodies, reality television, otherization, patriarchy, period sex, and, um, Prince Charles.

Speaking of cheating husbands: Mark Seal's Vanity Fair exposé of Tiger Woods's secret life is not online — but severalsites have highlights, proving that there is, indeed, more to expose. And it involves used tampons.

Chris Brown whined to Vibe about how Oprah Winfrey treated him after he assaulted Rihanna saying, "I didn't get a call from them or anything. I felt embarrassed, but at the same time I felt stabbed in the back."